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It's a good thing Jeri Ryan looks good in a tight body suit because she couldn't act to save her life. All these reviews about her acting abilities. We know what they really mean

Too bad they didn't put Kes in that body suit. Much more interesting character. All 7 of 9 centered episodes are the same. It's like the producers go to the writers and say we need a 7 of 9 episode and the writers take the last script, change a few words and pass it off as a new script. So predictable.

Everyone knows that the best episodes are the ones centered on the doctor. At least, Robert Picardo can act. Much more entertaining.

Seven does a tour-de-force performance here when asked to pretty much run the ship for over a month. While the crew is forced into stasis, she must fight her own demons to maintain control. When the Doctor begins to fade from the effects of a nebula, she is alone and dealing with hallucinations. Jeri Ryan is a breathtaking creature and she shows her acting chops here. Her transitioning from her Borg roots gets a real boost in this episode.

Seven of Nine and The Doctor navigate Voyager through a dangerous nebula whilst the rest of the crew go into stasis chambers.

The writers include some good psychological moments and character development for Seven, plus it provides strong material for Jeri Ryan and Robert Picardo in their dialogue exchanges. Both actors do excellent work here. However much of the plot unfolds in a very predictable way, especially the scenes involving the guest character.

There are some worthwhile themes explored in relation to Seven's backstory, social skills, the need for companionship, belonging and of course the effects of isolation on certain individuals.

Visually it has a number of strong moments that heighten the psychological stress the lead character is experiencing.

As Voyager nears some nebula, it begins exerting a weird effect on everyone except Seven of Nine and the Doctor. However, to go around it would add a year to their trip, so Captain Goody-Goody (just wanted to see if you were looking) decides to have everyone placed in stasis while Seven commands the ship with help from the Doc. While this sounds like a reasonably sane idea, things don't work out so well, as soon she begins seeing and hearing things and she might not be able to do it all by herself. Is this real? Are there aliens on the ship or projecting these weird images? Will they make it through this nebula?

Despite being almost a one-woman show, this is a pretty good episode. I particularly liked the conversations between her and the crew during the worst of the hallucinations--they were darkly funny. Worth seeing and unique. And, I appreciate the character development in Seven.

I've never been as big of a fan of Voyager as the other Star Treks but have always felt that the show got much better starting in season 4. This is one of the best episodes that is not part of the main story line.